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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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